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Corporate Counsel

Financial Firms Hit With Another $470M in 'Off-Channel' Communications Fines

The 3-year-old crackdown now has yielded more than $3 billion in penalties, and regulators show no signs of letting up.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

9 Big Law Firms See Work From SEC's Latest Enforcement Action

Davis Polk, Sidley, Foley, Milbank, Wilmer, King & Spalding and other firms were defense counsel for 26 broker-dealers, corporate insiders and others for widespread recordkeeping failures.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

PFAS' Regulatory Scrutiny Here to Stay Despite Legal Challenges, Environmental Experts Say

Regulation of "forever chemicals" is "an issue that's not going to go away for industry and will have to be dealt with," said attorney Gerald Higdon.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Litigation, Health Care, Telecom, Antitrust Practices Fuel Lateral Hiring in DC

Several Big Law firms have added to their partner ranks in the nation's capital this week.
3 minute read

Law.com

Chicago-Area Attorney Hit With $112K Sanction for Role in Spoliation of Signal Application Messages, Discovery Misconduct

"We are very pleased with this result," Elizabeth Babbitt, a partner at Taft Stettinius & Hollister, said on behalf of the Chicago Transit Authority. "This case serves as a reminder that the rules of preservation in litigation remain in effect, despite the ever-changing landscape of technology."
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Businesses Still Fuzzy About Corporate Transparency Act Compliance as Deadline Looms

The new law, aimed at curtailing corruption and money laundering, will force private companies to identify who owns them—information some had been keeping under wraps.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Law Firm Sues IRS, Seeking Nearly $800K in Pandemic-Era Tax Credits

Are personal injury firms, inherently reliant on a functioning court and jury trial system to bring in revenue, entitled to relief from the pandemic?
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Term Limits Are Doable By Statute, Retired Federal Judge Says

"I'm not saying it wouldn't be a difficult political slog if somebody thought that there was some disadvantage to their side," Judge Diane Wood said. "But I frankly see no constitutional barrier."
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Health Care Industry Left Uncertain a Year After DOJ, FTC Withdrew Antitrust Guidance, Lawyers Say

"Without those guidelines, you're kind of left scratching your head in terms of what would be acceptable to the agencies," said antitrust attorney Michelle Mantine.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Cahill Recruits Wilmer Partner to Lead New Congressional Investigations Practice

The New York firm aims to offer the investigations service for financial services clients, "to keep those matters and make sure we can have that offering for the clients who need them," said Edward O'Callaghan.
3 minute read

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